Background*

Ms. Mary Ann Tighe has been the Chief Executive Officer at New York Tri-State Region at CBRE Group, Inc. since 2002. Ms. Tighe served as Vice President of Real Estate Board Of New York Inc. until January 2010. Ms. Tighe served as an Executive Managing Director of Insignia from 1993 to January 1999 and Senior Managing Director from June 1992 to March 1993. Ms. Tighe has been credited with transforming New York's skyline during her 26 years in the real estate industry. ... She has been responsible for over 77 million square feet of commercial transactions, and her deals have anchored more than 9.2 million square feet of new construction in the New York region. Her on-going accounts include Archdiocese of New York, CIT, Condé Nast, Crain's, Fairchild Publications, Limited Brands, Medco, New York Times Company, Conference Board, SONY, and John Wiley & Sons. Prior to entering the real estate field, Ms. Tighe served as Vice President of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., where she launched the A&E cable channel. She served as an Arts Advisor to Vice President Walter Mondale, and a staff member of the Smithsonian Institution. She began her real estate career as a broker at the Edward S. Gordon Management Corporation. She served as the Chairman of the Board of Governors at Real Estate Board Of New York Inc., since January 2010. Ms. Tighe has been Vice-Chairman of Insignia/ESG since January 1999. She served as Vice Chairman of CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Services, LLC. She has been Member of the Board of Governors at Real Estate Board Of New York Inc. since 2001. Ms. Tighe serves as a Director of The Partnership For New York City, Inc. Her other board memberships include, The New 42nd Street, Joan's Legacy: The Joan Scarangello Foundation to Conquer Lung Cancer, The Inner-City Scholarship Fund, and Member of The Economic Club of New York. Recognized nationally for her expertise in the arts, Ms. Tighe was also formerly the Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. Tighe has been a Director at Imperial Parking Corporation since 2000. She has been a Director at The Howard Hughes Corporation since October 2011. She serves as a Member of Advisory Board at New York City Ballet, Inc. and also served as its Director. Ms. Tighe served as a Trustee of Winthrop Realty Trust. She is a five-time winner of the Real Estate Board of New York's Deal of the Year awards for ingenious brokerage. She serves as the President of Uniting Against Lung Cancer; Member, Chairman's Council of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Member, Columbia University RED (Real Estate Development) Advisory Board. Ms. Tighe's achievements include, REBNY's 2004 Louis Smadbeck Memorial Broker Recognition Award, REBNY's highest award in brokerage, Commercial Property News' 2004 “Rising Executive“ award, REBNY's 2002 Most Creative Retail Deal of the Year, REBNY's 2002 Henry Hart Rice Achievement award (Deal of the Year), REBNY's 2009 Bernard H. Mendik Lifetime Achievement Award, REBNY's 1998 Robert T. Lawrence Memorial award (Deal of the Year), REBNY's 1997 Henry Hart Rice Achievement award (Deal of the Year), REBNY's 1992 Robert T. Lawrence Memorial award (Deal of the Year), NAIOP's 2003 New York Deal of the Year award and NAIOP's 2002 New Jersey Deal of the Year award.

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